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Acing this would make you a <i>bone</i>-afide genius.

Acing this would make you a bone-afide genius.

two images: on the left is an x-ray of a ribcage, on the right is a drawn image of a skull with arrows pointing to different bones

If You Can Get At Least 50% Of This Osteology Quiz Correct, I'll Be Beyond Impressed

Try to get a 100% on this 25-question bone quiz for total geniuses.

Osteology Anatomy Trivia Quiz

We Bet You Can't Get A 25/25 On This Super Difficult Osteology Quiz

206 bones

How many bones does a typical adult human have?

bones right behind the shoulders are highlighted

Scapula

Which bone(s) is (are) highlighted in yellow in this image?

8 carpal bones

How many carpal bones are there in one wrist?

How many carpals are there in one wrist?

Aka the orbital bone that separates the brain from the nasal cavity.

Ethmoid bone

These are two different-angled views of the same kind of bone. What bone is this?

7 tarsals

How many tarsals are there in one foot?

close-up of a bone that looks like a jaw bone

One of the facial bones responsible for the heating of, humidifying of, and filtering and flow of air through the nose.

Inferior nasal concha

What bone is this?

"Intermediate" meaning both size of and location on the hand.

How many intermediate manual phalanges make up one hand?

skull facing the left with a tall bone highlighted that goes from just above the brow bone to below the jaw

Sphenoid bone

Which bone is highlighted in red?

Fibula

What bone makes up the lateral projection on your ankle?

Cervical Vertebra 1, aka the Atlas bone

Zygomatic bone

This is the pelvis as a whole, but the part circled in red is the "os coxae," or the hip bone. This includes the ilium, ischium, and pubic bones, fused together.

Os Coxae

Which bone is circled in red?

Patella

What bone makes up your kneecap?

6 bones.

How many bones articulate with (or connect to) the occipital (the bone highlighted in red)?

They help transmit sounds from the air to the cochlea!

Stapes, malleus, and/or incus.

skull with occipital bone highlighted in red

It articulates with the sphenoid, the atlas, both parietals, and both temporals.

Okay, now name one of the bones that articulates with (connects to) the occipital.

Vomer bone

Lumbar

What is the "biggest" type of vertebra?

the mandible, aka the jaw part of the skull

Mental protuberance (highlighted in **green**).

What feature on the mandible makes up your chin?

3d rendering of a skull with two bones behind the nose highlighted

Lacrimal

bones of the foot with the heel highlighted

Calcaneus bone, aka your heel bone

Which bone is highlighted in orange/yellow?

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

long, large bone that kinda looks like a dog bone

Femur

Which bone is this?

Hyoid bone

Which bone is typically broken during strangulation?

a skull with a small bone above the teeth circled

Palatine bone

Finally, what is the tiny bone that is circled in red called?

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If You Can Get At Least 50% Of This Osteology Quiz Correct, I'll Be Beyond Impressed

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